Vehicle-tire.



n p ywhich willj'lthoroughly protect the `innelffor A No, 815,2.

` r HENRY.oQroLeEafoFf MASSACHUSETTS.,

' i 'Y 'A y l Befit known that I, HENRYJC. -Foneaiga citizen 'of the United k'States 'of America, Aand a resident of/{West Somerville, in the county Thls mvention relates to vehicle-tires, has for lits. object the production' of j'a tire pneumatic tube fromI un'cture, which-will reduce the cree in of t e ltire on the felly to.

amm'imum, an Lw 'ch will-reduce materially The invention consists' inl certain novel 'fea-v -tures fof construction'andf-` arrangement of- 'parts/ which will bel readily understood referenceto the descri tion 'ofthe drawings and to the claims to be ereinafte'r given'.

Of the drawings, Figure i"re'presents an elevation of a wheel embodying the features offthis invention. vFig'. 2 re resents allelevationof a small portion of t ve felly andltiref ofA saidwheel, drawn `t'o "an enlarged scale,

Fig. 3fre resents a transversey sectionof the same. ig. .4 representsl asimilar viewwith the tire depressed, fj and Figs. l 57 and 6.1 represent details to be hereinafterde'scrib'edj..

' Similar characters" designatev like arts l.throughout the several gur'es of the aw-V ings;

yIn lthe drawings, 10 represents ak hub, 'of a;

motor-'carriage wheel of the artillery type,l saidhub bein provided Withl'a luralityof radiatingvartilery-spokes'11; ese spokes vided 'with vanges" interposed between 'the' 1.1 supporta felly 12which isshown in' the .y drawings as composed@ kof an annular U a 4o shaped rim 1 3, theopen side of which is closed by:mea'ns ofy the' annular `member 14, prof-- side Vcheeksl Osaid fellyjand abutting the' same. The" outer perimeter ot said member' 14- is'.` suitably concaved and:V -hask secured.r

thereto va lining of .canvas or other. flexible nonmetallic material 1 5,-1 the ends of which l f extend considerably beyondth'exfaces V1610i* 'said felly. `A ri id metallic tire -17'ispro of said rigid tiremember'i'iscurved om 19 yto' in continuation'of thecur'v-atureolthe Specification of Letters Patent.' Appunti@ man iglieoagsanm. 261.154.

tela-V The member 1`7isprovided witha lurality' of radial creases 28, which stiIen-t e memb'ers'18and prevent. themsi'om se a'rating,f. the Cheek-plates26-of`the Usha e member' `2.25 also 'assisting to this vend., vrevolves under' the weight of a carriage sucextent from 20 to 20 to provide ga suitable treadlsurface for sai'd tire. This flattened por# tion 21""hassec'ured thereto bythe projectlo'nsg f 2 1* extending fromsaid tube 1 7 a'leather `tread Bananarama/13,1966.- 'Y

f external perimeteroffthefelly 12 when.,Said v tire is in its normal position. j The; outer per-.I

imeteref said member 17 lis Hattenedto some niemb'er22of any suitable construction, the i ends of which are secured together by a plate .v 22*,' provided with a' plurality of` projections enga ing 'therewithl The interior off the mem er 17` is provided with acanv'as brother n'on meta1lic llexible lining ',23, extending y from 19 to'19andov`erlappin the ends of the lining 1 5, securedI to. there ly member 14. Within" this linin' y15,23 is located a pneu-` matic'or innerytu e'24,w-hich.is sup orted by the' felly 12'and when inllated retains the tire 17 in normalp'ositiom'as shown in Fig'. 3.4 I

, The felly 12 has secured thereto a U-shaped member 25, having arall'el cheek-plates'26;?l -which extend overt e edges of the parallel v members 1,8 of the tire, and therebyvformwith the fell?,T recesses 27 ,-in4 which said members 18are ada tedtomove toward the center of .8o `tliewheel urng the revolution of the Wheel- .Themembers' 18 nicely lit the recesses 27 .and

are adapted to' ,prevent dirt orI moisture from.-

4gaining access to the interior'of said-metallic* n v ytire.;` .The linings 15523 overla ',oneanother andprotect the'inner tube2fi-lw en the mein-'4 ber 17. moves onthe felly 1'2 toward the c en cessive portions of the members 18` of thel tireV 17 reciprocate .in thefrecess'es `27 while `the inner tubef24 is'bein'g compressed and',4 -j` l again expanded; This tire thoroughlypro-y j tects the inner vtubean'd prevents it from beingpunctured and in `View ofsuch protection. a much li hter inner *tube mayused than ordinari y thecase.

The 'linings interposed'between the outer I metallic tube or tire' and the'inner 'pneumatic tube is such asy to prevent'injury to the interior tube; Onordinary'tires sand andlineA y`pebble' 's'.willsometimes-work'.into the tire andzgradually work 'their rway through, perforatingf'the'-\sanr`1eV toftheir manifest injur but i'n lpresent ease the inner or) iiexible tube is removed entirely from contact with such injurious substances. In fact, the inner tube acts in the same manner as an ordinary tire and `nas for its bearing-surface the armored tube or tire on which it practisuch an action as this will prevent the greater part of thejar andjoimcing which is genorally given va car passing over uneven pavements and rough roads.

The metal tire or tube 17 is made in two semiannulaisections, eachl of which is provided ywith an extension 30, by which it is to be secured by brazing, rivets, or otherwise to the opposite end of the companion section. The side faces `16 of the felly 12 `are each provided with a limiting shoulderor stop 81 with which` the inner` edge of the parallel members 1S are adapted to cooperate when the inner pneumatic tube 24 is collapsed on account of leakage of the air therefrom or injury thereto. It is obvious that when this occursthe carriage may be driven home on the metal tube vmembers 17.

It is believed from the foregoing that the description of Vthe invention will be `thoroughly understood Without further explanation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a vehicletire, in combination with a' felly of a Wheel, an annular metal tube provided with parallel members cooperating with the sides of said felly, a flexible non-metallic lining secured to the exterior perimeter of said felly, and a pneumatic tube within said metal tube supported by said felly.

v2. In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a wheel, an annular metal tube provided Withfparallel members cooperating with the sides o said felly, a flexible non-metallic lining secured to the exterior perimeter of said felly, said lining extending beyond either side of said felly, and a pneumatic tube within said metal tube sup orted by said felly.

In a vehic e-tire, in combination With` a felly of a Wheel, an annular metal tube provided with .parallel members cooperating with the sides ofsaid felly,japneumatic tube Within said metal tube and supported by said elly,

and a flexible non-metallic lining interposed between said tubes.

4. In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a wheel, an annular metal tube pro- -vided with parallel members cooperating with vided with parallel members cooperating with tlie sides of said felly, a pneumatic tube within said metal tube and supported by said felly, and'flexible non-metallicmembers secured to theinterior of said metal tube and the exterior of said felly and overlapping one another.

o.l In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a wheel, two semi-annular metal tube members each provided with an extension adapted to be secured to the opposite end of the companion member and having parallel members cooperating with the sides of said felly, and a pneumatic tube within said metal tube members supported by said felly.

, 7. 'In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a Wheel, two semi-annular metal tube members each provided with an extension adapted to be secured to the opposite end of the companion member and having parallel members cooperating with the sides of said felly, a pneumatic tube within said metal tube members supported by said felly, and means for stiifening said parallel members.

8. In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a wheel, two semi-annular metal tube members each provided with an extension adapted to be secured to the opposite end of the companion member and having parallel members cooperating with the sides of said felly, a pneumatic tube Within said metal tube members supported by said felly, and radial corrugations 1n said metal tube for stiffening said parallel members.

9. In a vehicle-tire, in combination with a felly of a wheel, an annular metal tube provided with a plurality of projections, and a tread member of flexible non-inetallic material secured to said tube by said projections.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 15th day of Mav, 1905.

HENRY C. FOLGER.

Witnesses:4

WALTER E. LOMBARD, A ED'NA C. CLEVELAND.

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